Purple Labs Announces Sub-$100 LiMo Feature Phone

(Business News & Technology News, 12 Feb 2008)

Purple Labs' new Purple Magic feature phone has received LiMo Foundation certification. The 3G Linux phone, which is a LiMo Platform Type I device, will serve as a reference product for ODMs and phone manufacturers wanting to accelerate time to market for low-cost 3G handsets.

The Purple Magic phone developed by Purple Labs is based on NXP Semiconductors' Nexperia Cellular System Solution 7210 for 3G and was unveiled last month by the two members of the LiMo Foundation as the first sub-$100 3G Linux mobile phone. The Purple Magic is a 3G Linux reference feature phone offering video telephony, music playback, high-speed Internet browsing and video streaming.

"We are proud to have created the first LiMo-compliant feature phone," stated Simon Wilkinson, CEO of Purple Labs. "Certification of Purple Magic is a significant milestone for LiMo, and reflects our shared commitment to drive Linux into mass-market phones."

Founded in January 2007 by Motorola, NEC, NTT DoCoMo, Panasonic Mobile Communications, Samsung Electronics and Vodafone, LiMo Foundation aims to create a rich ecosystem based on Linux, which will enable compelling and differentiated services for mobile users. Earlier this year, Purple Labs became the first commercial Linux platform for feature phones to join the consortium.

The Purple Magic phone is being exhibited at the Mobile World Congress being held in Barcelona, Spain, this week, February 11-14, 2008.

Click here for more information on Purple Labs

Click here for more information on the LiMo Foundation